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Quotes about Wisdom — 17 Timeless Lines

17 quotes about wisdom, arranged the way they appear in Quote 2048: from the lightest line on the 2 tile to the crown quote on the 2048 tile, and on to 131072 in the app.

All quotes come from public-domain works or traditional proverbs; attributions were checked against their sources.

1. 2

   Knowledge is power

   — Proverb

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2. 4

   Even a stone bridge, tap before crossing

   — Proverb

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3. 8

   Wisdom comes from experience

   — Traditional

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4. 16

   The falsely clever are the most dangerous

   — Proverb

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5. 32

   Know thyself

   — Socrates

   Original · Greekγνῶθι σεαυτόν

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6. 64

   The mind is kindled, not filled

   — Plutarch

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7. 128

   Wisdom outweighs knowledge

   — Traditional

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8. 256

   Know others, wisdom; know self, light

   — Laozi

   Original · Classical Chinese知人者智自知者明

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9. 512

   Our fault is loving to teach others

   — Mencius

   Original · Classical Chinese人之患，在好為人師

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10. 1024

    Wisdom is knowing what to overlook

    — William James

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11. 2048👑 Crown quote

    Great wisdom looks like foolishness

    — Su Shi

    Original · Classical Chinese大勇若怯，大智如愚

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13. 4096

    Much learning does not teach understanding

    — Heraclitus

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14. 8192

    Good sense is the most fairly shared

    — Descartes

    Original · FrenchLe bon sens est la chose du monde la mieux partagée

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15. 16384

    I grow old ever learning many things

    — Solon

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16. 32768

    Know what you know and what you don't

    — Confucius

    Original · Classical Chinese知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也

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17. 65536

    All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare

    — Spinoza

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18. 131072

    Growing out of self-imposed immaturity

    — Kant

    Original · GermanAufklärung ist der Ausgang des Menschen aus seiner selbstverschuldeten Unmündigkeit

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